Spring and Autumn I Am King

"The current state of Chu has four major drawbacks. One is that the land is vast, but the population is scarce. There are less than two million people who can organize households."

"Second, the county magistrate is too heavy, and the county magistrate is often in a wealthy place. The county magistrate competes with Yingdu for the people. This is why it is not good for everyone. He was called up to serve the country, and his private soldiers were difficult to dispatch, which was the reason why Chu lost to Wu in those days, and it still exists today."

"The third is that there are too many clans, the Mi surname has been multiplied for thousands of years, and there are hundreds of branches. The descendants of these clans occupy the court and the opposition. When choosing an official, the method of kissing is often preferred. In this way, the clan has already Formed a huge party members, they shielded each other, blocked the direct exchanges between the king, Ling Yin and the common people, and blocked the promotion of scholars. This stubborn disease has been in the state of Chu for hundreds of years. The so-called Chu Cai Jin Yong, Chu The reason why Cai Wu Yong and Chu Cai Yue are used is because the taxis of Chu State have no way out at home and can only go abroad.”

"Fourth, extravagance prevails. The nobles of Chu have probably forgotten the humiliation of Wu Shi's entry into Ying. Zhao's porcelain, paper and other items are popular in Ying. , you don’t have to walk on thin ice like before, you can live comfortably, and the pioneering spirit of our ancestors is gone!”

After Wang Sunsheng finished speaking one by one, Zixi had a solemn expression on his face, and said, "Every one of them talks about the key points. From your point of view, how should we get rid of these evils?"

"It should be reformed."

Ye Gong asked again, "How to reform the law?"

Bai Gongsheng said eloquently: "Those who want to reform the law must first win the trust of the people, so they must first imitate Zhao's criminal law, formulate a written law and publish it to the public, so that the officials and the people understand it. This is one of them."

"Simplify the court, cut down redundant staff, and save on salary expenses. Rectify the administration of officials, crack down on selfishness and fraud, so that the officials of Chu State are dedicated to the public. This is the second."

"Order to crack down on idlers, reward those who cultivate and fight, expand armaments, improve the treatment of warriors, recruit a standing army of ten thousand people in Yingdu, and command it under the unified command of the monarch and Sima. These are the three."

"Reform the rank and title system, follow the example of Zhao Guoli's 12th-rank rank system, and clarify rewards and punishments. This is the fourth."

"Imitate the same track and the same text in the Zhao State, unify the customs of the State of Chu, eliminate the remaining vassal states of Xu and Sui, and make Yangyue, Pu people, Ba people, and Jianghan Zhu Ji all become Chu people. five."

Every time he said something, Zi Ximian hesitated for a long time, but out of love for this nephew, he gritted his teeth and said to Wang Sunsheng, "Continue talking."

Bai Gongsheng took a deep breath and finally threw out what he thought was the most important item in reform.

"Stop supplying the estranged clansmen with the surname Mi as usual, and enrich the descendants of nobles to remote places with sparsely populated areas. Gradually take back Yingdu, Jianghan, and Fangcheng, and set them as counties under the direct jurisdiction of the king. Finally, abolish the system of Shiqing Shilu, the nobles pass three generations without merit, and deprive them of titles and positions! For the vacant positions, use the method of setting up academy and openly recruiting talents to attract scholars!"

Before Bai Gongsheng finished speaking, Zixi's face changed greatly, and Ye Gong, who was cited next to him, also hurriedly shouted: "No! This is absolutely impossible!"

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"Ye Gong, are you my enemy!?"

Half an hour later, just after coming out of Zixi's mansion, Bai Gongsheng held the sword in one hand, turned around, and glared angrily at Ye Gongshen and Zhuliang.

"How dare you, I hope to be a friend of Duke Bai." Duke Ye let out a long sigh. After getting along for the past few days, his impression of Duke Bai has changed a lot, but he still has irreconcilable contradictions with him.

"Then why are you obstructing the reform!" Bai Gongsheng's lungs were about to explode. It was because of Ye Gong's "it's absolutely impossible" that he was sure to persuade Zixi to implement the reform in Chu, but he was killed in his infancy. .

Zi Xitui said that the reform is a very important matter and should be carefully weighed, but as far as Bai Gongsheng is concerned, most of them ended in vain.

So Wang Sunsheng's anger was transferred to Ye Gong's head, and he pointed at him angrily and said: "Chu has a vast territory and many talents, but unfortunately there are too many diseases and disadvantages. If the new law can be implemented, it will surely regain its **** of the south. , you know that what you destroyed is the national fortune of Chu!"

Ye Gong did not give in either: "In my opinion, Bai Gong is the one who wants to destroy the state of Chu."

Duke Bai was furious, patted his chest and said, "I'm all for the public, and I have no selfishness at all!"

He suddenly realized: "Ha, I see, is it possible that some of the reforms have damaged your self-interest outside Fangcheng?"

Ye Gong shook his head and said: "Bai Gong's reforms, especially the sixth article, harm not only me, but also Bai Gong himself, and all the county officials and clan relatives surnamed Mi in the state of Chu. In addition to Ling Yin Sima, Zuo Yin, You Yin, and pedestrians, almost half of the important officials are from the royal family, either princes or grandsons, and most of the rest are still branch of Mi surname. For Chu, the country is home , the family is the country, the reform is a matter of the state, and it is also a family matter of the surname Mi..."

"So what! If the tree falls, will the branches and leaves on it still survive alone?" Bai Gongsheng was not in Chu since he was a child. The worm made the giant Chu State weak and unable to compete with Zhao, and they should all be ejected!

"Bai Gong used the old ship in disrepair to describe the state of Chu. The wood on the ship is completely rotten, and naturally it needs to be replaced, but it is acceptable to replace a small amount. The replaced wood will be unhappy, and I am afraid the ship will sink. At that time, not only will the reform fail, even the state of Chu will be in chaos, and the national fortune that could have lasted for a hundred years will also be completely destroyed..."

Duke Ye knew better than Duke Bai that the resistance of the old Chu clan was very strong, and reform was bound to be difficult. A method like Duke Bai would only offend everyone and lead to a tragic end.

At the end, he exhorted again earnestly: "If things are slow, they will be round, Mr. Bai, I am not against the reform, but I think the reform is not easy, and it should be taken slowly. In Chu, nothing can be done for a year and a half. It can be done with..."

"No more talking!"

How could Duke Bai's temper listen to these words? He pulled out his long sword, cut off the carriage that Duke Ye rode with when he entered Ying before, and said loudly: "The mediocre person is not enough to conspire with him, and I am ashamed of Zeng. Riding with you, Ye and Bai will stand apart from today!"

In fact, the new law proposed by Bai Gong was not completely rejected. One month after Bai Gong and Ye Gong Zhanche broke up, Yin Zixi and Sima Ziqi were ordered to write to the King of Chu, and the new law was officially implemented in the state of Chu. There are ten decrees such as rewarding military exploits, cutting redundant officials, pioneering land, and unifying domestic writing customs~www.readwn.com~ But there are also some profits and losses, such as the one that Bai Gongsheng considered the key to abolish Shiqing Shilu was deleted. , any clauses that may deplete domestic nobles should be discarded.

Ling Yin Zixi wanted to make Duke Bai the future ruler of Chu, so he credited him with many of the reforms that had been deleted. These ten reforms were irrelevant, and the ministers didn't care much. They were happy to sell a favor and congratulated Bai. male.

However, in Bai Gongsheng's view, the so-called "reform" this time has been greatly reduced. Therefore, every congratulation from the ministers was like a slap on Duke Bai's face.

But he has calmed down, no longer angry, but his face sinks like water.

When he left Yingdu, he looked back at this city, which was immersed in the music of Yangchun and Baixue, and didn't know that disaster was coming. Compared with that, Duke Bai's eyes were much gloomier.

"The people of the Manchu Dynasty all felt that the reform should be slow to avoid turmoil. They never knew how amazing the rise of Zhao State was. Zhao Wuxi's ambition to annex the world and replace the Zhou family would never give Chu State enough. Time! Sad cry, everyone is drunk and I wake up alone!"

Bai Gongsheng turned the horse's head and made up his mind secretly: "Uncle does not implement a complete reform in Chu, then I will reform in Anhui! Within three years, it will be effective. When the time comes to destroy Wu, I will give it to the actual effect. Uncle, with the power of great merit, let Shen Zhuliang and the moths of Chu have nothing to say!"

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After being alerted to the upheaval of the Central Plains, the Qin and Chu countries began to pursue the learning of Zhao. And Zhao Wuxi also returned to Yecheng. Because of the relatively complete system of the central state of Zhao, the government can be shared with Zhang Mengtan, Ji Ran and others. In the few days before the weather changed from summer to autumn, his attention had already been paid. focus on one thing.

That is the little sister's wedding ceremony, and her marriage...